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Sri Lankan President blames unidentified 'extremist' group for violent pro
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office blamed an unidentified 'extremist' group for creating the violent situation during the protest near the Jubilee Post in Nugegoda, Colombo, the Colombo Page reported citing President's media division's pr
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Sri Lanka lifts curfew imposed after violent protests outside President Ra
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): An overnight curfew imposed in several parts of Colombo, after protests outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence over worsening economic crisis in the country turned violent, has been lifted, local media reported on Friday.
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Biden authorizes release of 1 mn barrels of oil per day from US strategic
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): In order to keep oil prices under control, US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) announced to release of one million barrels of oil per day from the country's strategic petroleum reserve for the next six months.
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US not seeking to change India-Russia ties, says Ned Price on Lavrov's vis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): As Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on a two-day official visit to India, the US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on Thursday (local time) said that every country has its own relationship with Moscow and Washington is not seeking any change in
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German weapon supplies to Ukraine not coordinated with local govt: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The German list of weapons for Ukraine has not been agreed "with anyone" in Kyiv, German newspaper Die Welt reported on Thursday, citing a source in the Ukrainian government.
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Protest outside Sri Lankan President's residence turns violent, ten injure
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): At least ten people were injured including journalists after protests held outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa turned violent on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka to witness 12-hour power cuts as economic crisis worsens
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Amid the financial crisis, Sri Lanka will be witnessing 12-hour power cuts in several areas on Friday, announced the Public Utilities Commission of the island nation.
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Protests held outside Sri Lankan President's residence as economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Several protestors gathered outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday as the island nation faces an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Jaishankar holds bilateral consultations with UK counterpart, conducts ann
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday held bilateral consultations with his UK counterpart Liz Truss and conducted the annual strategic review of the Roadmap 2030 agreed between the Prime Ministers during the India-UK Virtual Summit 2021.<
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Why is London money laundering capital of the world?
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], April 1 (ANI): An expert on corruption studies and Central Asia politics in a webinar on Wednesday talked about 'why London is the money laundering capital of the world' and said, "there is a lack of political will to tackle this issue..."
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Arab League ministers to travel to Moscow for talks on Ukrainian crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], April 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A contact group of Arab League ministers is planning to visit Russia next week for negotiations regarding the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, the organization said on Thursday.
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Pakistani rupee in free-fall amid political instability, hits lowest ever
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) surpassed the PKR 183 mark against the US dollar for the first time in history on Thursday on the back of political instability in the country and a weak economy.
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